Clothesline



4411.24, 1939. T. J. DARUNGTON 2,144,969

CLOTHESLINE F11-ed Jan. 5, 1938 INVENTOR ATTO R N EYS Patented Jan. 24,1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in clotheslines andmore particularly to a type readily adjustable between supports.

One of the principal objects of my invention is to pro-vide aclothesline assembly equipped with means for readily attaching the samebetween a pair of supports whereby the line may be maintained in tautcondition for use.

Another object of my invention is to provide y a clothesline assemblyhaving means for readily adjusting the line between a pair of supportsto maintain the line in a taut condition.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the abovedescribed character equipped with vacuum attaching means for readilyattaching the line to supports.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription, appended claims and annexed drawing.

Referring to the drawing wherein like reference characters designatelike parts throughout the several views:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my invention illustrating the clotheslineassembly attached to a pair of supports.

Fig. 2 is a similar view to Figure 1 wherein the locking member isillustrated in another locking position.

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view illustrating the locking member in theposition shown in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a detail sectional view illustrating the locking member inthe position shown in Figure 2.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary top plan View illustrating the locking member inthe position shown in Figures 2 and 4.

Fig. 6 is a front elevation of one of the support attaching members.

40 Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 'I--l of Figure6.

In practicing my invention I provide a pair of support attaching members5, preferably vacuum cups, each of which are fashioned on the outerfaces thereof with lugs 6 having apertures 1 formed therethrough forreceiving a length of a clothesline 8. Said cups are attached tooppositely disposed supports 9, for instance the walls of a room orother suitable supporting mediums.

A length of one end of the line 8 is inserted through the aperture I inone of the lugs 6 and secured thereto by means of a knot I0. A length ofthe opposite end is fashioned with a loop II and secured in loopedconfiguration by means of a twine wrapping I2 or the like. The

loop II embraces an intermediate section of the line to form a loopsection I3 slidably connected, through the medium of the aperture 'I ofthe lug 6, to the oppositely disposed cup 5.

A locking member or disk I4 is mounted on the line between the cups 5and slidable within the loop section I3.

In use, the cups 5 are attached to the supports 9 in the well knownmanner and the loop I I moved towards the end of the line having theknot I0 to effect a taut condition to the line. In this position of theline the disk I4 is likewise moved in the same direction to effectengagement with the end section of the line having the loop II formedthereon and thereby dispose the end having the loop I I, in the instanceof the form illustrated in Figures 1 Aand 2, atan angle to theintermediate or main run 'section of the line and said disk ismaintainedin this position by the stress of the line and effects alocking of the loop II to the intermediate or main run section of theline.

In the position of the disk I4 illustrated in Figures 2, 4 and 5 of thedrawing, the disk is moved to a position adjacent the loop I I andcanted for further movement towards the loop I I to position the loop IIin engagement with a lateral face of the disk and inflect a portion ofthe intermediate or main run section of the line at an angle relative tothe loop I I thereby effecting a locking engagement of the loop sectionwith the main run section when the line is in stressed condition.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that by means of my .assembly aclothesline may be readily attached between a pair of supports andadjusted therebetween in a manner whereby to maintain the line in a tautcondition.

What I claim is:

l. A device of the character described, comprising, a pair of support.attaching members adapted to be secured to oppositely disposedsupports, a flexible line having one end secured to one of said membersand the other end slidably looped to the other of said members andterminating in a loop section embracing said line between said members,and a locking member adjustably carried on said line and engaged by theend of said line adjacent said loop section and angularly disposing aportion of said line embraced by said locking member to effect a lockingof said loop section to said line when said line is in adjustedcondition between said attaching members.

2. A device of the character described, comprising, a pair of vacuumcups adapted to be secured to oppositely disposed supports, a exibleline having one end secured to one of said cups and the other endslidably connected to an intermediate section of said line to form aloop slidably connected to the other of said cups, a disk adjustable onsaid line ,and engaged by the last mentioned end to dispose a section ofsaid line at an angle to another section of said line whereby to effectlocking adjustment of said line between said cups.

3. A clothesline assembly for attachment to a pair of spaced supportscomprising a exible line having Xed and free end sections, a pair ofsuction devices carried by said line, said fixed maintaining said memberin adjusted position.

on said line for effecting locking of said sections together when saidline is in adjusted position between said supports.

THOMAS J. DARLINGTON.

